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Fragmentary private letter from Antas to his father Heron, possibly written by a soldier, reporting that he prays for him daily, that he has sent news that certain people are safe and in the camp, and that items were given to Petesouchos to take to Memphis. It dates to the 2nd or 3rd century AD and probably comes from the Arsinoite nome.
The "obeisance" (proskynema) is a standard formula of prayer on behalf of the addressee. The mention of the camp (parembole) is why the writer is thought to be a soldier, though this is uncertain.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Privatbrief (eines Soldaten ?)). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
[r] Ἀντᾶς Ἥρωνι τῷ πατρὶ πλεῖστα χαίρειν. τὸ προσκύνημά σου ποιῶ καθʼ ἑκάστην ἡμέραν παρʼ οἷς ἐπιξενοῦμαι θεοῖς. καὶ ἔγραψά σοι ἓν δεύτερον ἐπιστολίδιον περὶ τῆς σωτηρίας τούτων ὅτι ἔζησαν. καὶ εἴρηκάν μοι, ὅτι εἰς παρεμβολὴν εἰσίν. ἐδώκαμεν Πετεσούχῳ αὐτῷ …[…]ρα δισκ[…]ειδια, ἵν…
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